What is childhood autism

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In the process of children's growth, some children are very cheerful and interested in some new things outside, but some children are very lonely. In fact, this is a kind of disease called autism. Now most children will appear. Let's talk about what childhood autism is.

What is childhood autism

First, childhood autism is a subtype of generalized developmental disorder, which is more common in men. The onset of childhood autism is in infancy. It is mainly manifested in speech developmental disorder, interpersonal disorder, narrow interest and rigid behavior style. About 3 / 4 of the patients have obvious mental retardation, and some of them have better ability in some aspects under the background of general mental retardation.

Second, the prevalence rate of the disease is 3-4 / 10000. According to the National Institutes of health mental health (NIMH) data, the prevalence of autism in the United States is between 1 ‰ and 2 ‰. The prevalence of autism in Guangdong Province was 0.67%, and that in Shenzhen was as high as 1.32%.

Third, the etiology and influencing factors of childhood autism usually include heredity, brain organic diseases, social and psychological factors, etc. Therefore, we need to first take the child to check whether it is caused by the factors of brain organic lesions. If we can exclude the pathological factors, we should consider the psychological factors.

matters needing attention

Children's autism can be alleviated, according to the degree of the child's disease, but if the disease is found in the early stage, education and treatment should be carried out earlier, so that the disease can be greatly improved.